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📅 On March 13, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi.
During the conversation, the Sides held a constructive exchange of views on key aspects of cooperation between Russia and the IAEA. Russia’s significant contribution to the work of the organisation was noted.
Particular attention was paid to the situation surrounding the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities placed under IAEA safeguards, as well as to issues related to ensuring the safety and security of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant.
Some other aspects of the international agenda of mutual interest were also touched upon.
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💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during his talks with Rafael Grossi:
Russia was among the countries that stood at the origins of the International Atomic Energy Agency and remains convinced that the IAEA deserves the broadest possible support.
In today’s world – particularly over the past couple of years – the Agency, like any other multilateral structure dealing with non-proliferation issues, is being tested as Western colleagues attempt to restore their dominant positions across global politics.
☝️ In this context, it is particularly important to adhere to the statutory principles of the IAEA:
– to maintain impartiality,
– to ensure a depoliticized approach,
– to focus exclusively on fulfilling the tasks that formed the basis of the agreements establishing the Agency, including guaranteeing access for all NPT member states, without exception, to the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy.
I believe this is a very timely opportunity to discuss these developments in detail.
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During the conversation, the Sides held a constructive exchange of views on key aspects of cooperation between Russia and the IAEA. Russia’s significant contribution to the work of the organisation was noted.
Particular attention was paid to the situation surrounding the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities placed under IAEA safeguards, as well as to issues related to ensuring the safety and security of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant.
Some other aspects of the international agenda of mutual interest were also touched upon.
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💬 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during his talks with Rafael Grossi:
Russia was among the countries that stood at the origins of the International Atomic Energy Agency and remains convinced that the IAEA deserves the broadest possible support.
In today’s world – particularly over the past couple of years – the Agency, like any other multilateral structure dealing with non-proliferation issues, is being tested as Western colleagues attempt to restore their dominant positions across global politics.
☝️ In this context, it is particularly important to adhere to the statutory principles of the IAEA:
– to maintain impartiality,
– to ensure a depoliticized approach,
– to focus exclusively on fulfilling the tasks that formed the basis of the agreements establishing the Agency, including guaranteeing access for all NPT member states, without exception, to the benefits of peaceful nuclear energy.
I believe this is a very timely opportunity to discuss these developments in detail.
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🇷🇺Lake Baikal, the deepest lake on Earth and one of Russia’s greatest natural treasures.
🌞As spring approaches, its crystal-clear waters and vast landscapes remind us of the quiet power and beauty of nature.
🌊A place of wonder, strength, and inspiration.
#Russia
🌞As spring approaches, its crystal-clear waters and vast landscapes remind us of the quiet power and beauty of nature.
🌊A place of wonder, strength, and inspiration.
#Russia
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🇷🇺🇻🇪✉️ On March 14, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yván Gil exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Venezuela.
Sergey Lavrov expressed Russia’s commitment to working together on the international arena for the sake of building a fair multipolar world with a focus on stepping up bilateral political contacts and multi-thronged cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister gave a positive assessment of the evolution of political dialogue and cooperation mechanisms with Russia reaffirming Venezuela’s readiness to expand the joint working agenda for promoting development, stability and wellbeing for the two countries’ peoples.
🎉 The Foreign Ministry congratulates its Venezuelan friends on this anniversary and wishes them peace, prosperity and success.
#RussiaVenezuela
Sergey Lavrov expressed Russia’s commitment to working together on the international arena for the sake of building a fair multipolar world with a focus on stepping up bilateral political contacts and multi-thronged cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister gave a positive assessment of the evolution of political dialogue and cooperation mechanisms with Russia reaffirming Venezuela’s readiness to expand the joint working agenda for promoting development, stability and wellbeing for the two countries’ peoples.
🎉 The Foreign Ministry congratulates its Venezuelan friends on this anniversary and wishes them peace, prosperity and success.
#RussiaVenezuela
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Why do they say, "‘Shchi’ soup & porridge – that’s our food"?
In 1853, Vladimir Dal, a Russian dictionary compiler, published a collection of Russian proverbs. One of them read as follows: "Щи да каша — пища наша" ("Shchi da kasha — pishcha nasha").
According to one version, distinguished military leader Alexander Suvorov used these words to encourage his soldiers during mealtime. However, the proverb most likely arose much earlier, as it describes a typical peasant menu.
Cabbage, potatoes, legumes and grains – these were the typical ingredients used to make soups, stews and porridges. Meat, however, was too expensive for peasants, so it was rarely prepared – only on holidays and between fasts, when they were allowed to eat meat.
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In 1853, Vladimir Dal, a Russian dictionary compiler, published a collection of Russian proverbs. One of them read as follows: "Щи да каша — пища наша" ("Shchi da kasha — pishcha nasha").
According to one version, distinguished military leader Alexander Suvorov used these words to encourage his soldiers during mealtime. However, the proverb most likely arose much earlier, as it describes a typical peasant menu.
Cabbage, potatoes, legumes and grains – these were the typical ingredients used to make soups, stews and porridges. Meat, however, was too expensive for peasants, so it was rarely prepared – only on holidays and between fasts, when they were allowed to eat meat.
Credit: Gateway to Russia: (Hermitage museum, OpenAI, Polozovsky, Кlipartz)
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◼️ Muscovites bring flowers to the Embassy of Iran in Russia, expressing deep condolences, through an improvised tribute, to the numerous victims of the unprovoked aggression by the US & Israel, including the children of the destroyed school in Minab, and in regards to the assassination of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei along with his family members and the country's military and political leadership.
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🇷🇺 Russian Paralympic Committee:
#TeamRussia finishes THIRD in the medal standings at the 2026 Paralympic Games!
Despite a team of just six athletes and one guide, our Paralympians delivered a phenomenal performance.
12 MEDALS:
🥇 8 gold
🥈 1 silver
🥉 3 bronze
In the overall standings, Russia finished 3rd, behind only China and the US with many more athletes on the teams.
💬 President of the Russian Paralympic Committee Pavel Rozhkov noted:
👏 Congratulations and massive respect go to our outstanding athletes: Anastasia Bagiyan and her guide Sergey Sinyakin, Varvara Voronchikhina, Ivan Golubkov, Alexei Bugaev, Dmitrii Fadeyev and Monzer Philippe Shebbo.
#TeamRussia finishes THIRD in the medal standings at the 2026 Paralympic Games!
Despite a team of just six athletes and one guide, our Paralympians delivered a phenomenal performance.
12 MEDALS:
🥇 8 gold
🥈 1 silver
🥉 3 bronze
In the overall standings, Russia finished 3rd, behind only China and the US with many more athletes on the teams.
💬 President of the Russian Paralympic Committee Pavel Rozhkov noted:
The results have surpassed all expectations! Even with a small team, Russia made a powerful statement and marked a triumphant return to the international sports arena.
👏 Congratulations and massive respect go to our outstanding athletes: Anastasia Bagiyan and her guide Sergey Sinyakin, Varvara Voronchikhina, Ivan Golubkov, Alexei Bugaev, Dmitrii Fadeyev and Monzer Philippe Shebbo.
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🇷🇺 On March 16, 2014 – 1️⃣2️⃣ years ago – the all-Crimean referendum took place.
#TogetherForever: During the vote, residents of the peninsula expressed their will to reunite with their historical homeland – Russia.
Participation in the referendum was voluntary and free.
🗳 96.77% of Crimea’s population voted in favour of joining Russia, with turnout at 83.1%. In Sevastopol, 95.6% voted in favour, with turnout reaching 89.5%.
The referendum was monitored by 135 international observers from 23 countries and 1,240 observers from Crimean organisations. The vote was covered by 623 journalists representing 169 media outlets.
💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (from weekly press briefing of March 12, 2026):
✍️ Based on the results of the free expression of will by the peninsula’s population, on March 18, 2014, the Republic of Crimea signed an international treaty with Russia on its accession to the Russian Federation.
Over the past 12 years, the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol have fully integrated into Russia’s political, legal and economic space. New infrastructure has been created in the region – the Crimean Bridge across the Kerch Strait, the Crimea-Kuban main gas pipeline, the Tavrida federal highway, Simferopol International Airport, as well as hundreds of healthcare, education, social and engineering facilities.
☝️ Interfaith harmony on the peninsula is carefully maintained, and the interests of all nationalities and ethnic groups are taken into account. A Crimean Tatar national-cultural autonomy has been established, ensuring the participation of its representatives in local government bodies. The Crimean Tatar language has been recognized as a state language, alongside Russian and Ukrainian.
The return of Crimea also became a key moment of consolidation for Russia and Russian society. According to sociological surveys, the overwhelming majority of Russians positively assess the reunification of Crimea with Russia. A VCIOM poll shows that 86% of respondents consider it a right and fair decision.
✅ The economic momentum achieved over these years, the unprecedented improvement in living standards, the development of infrastructure and the interfaith peace established on the peninsula once again confirm with all certainty that the choice made by the people of Crimea was the right one.
#CrimeaIsRussia
#TogetherForever: During the vote, residents of the peninsula expressed their will to reunite with their historical homeland – Russia.
Participation in the referendum was voluntary and free.
🗳 96.77% of Crimea’s population voted in favour of joining Russia, with turnout at 83.1%. In Sevastopol, 95.6% voted in favour, with turnout reaching 89.5%.
The referendum was monitored by 135 international observers from 23 countries and 1,240 observers from Crimean organisations. The vote was covered by 623 journalists representing 169 media outlets.
💬 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (from weekly press briefing of March 12, 2026):
This crucial historical and honest event became known as the “Return to the Home Harbour”. It symbolized the restoration of historical justice, the protection of people’s rights and, undoubtedly, the realization of national interests. By national interests we mean not an abstract state or society, but people – citizens who never separated themselves from the homeland they considered their true harbour, who never separated themselves from those from whom they had been forcibly divided and torn away from their great and extended family.
✍️ Based on the results of the free expression of will by the peninsula’s population, on March 18, 2014, the Republic of Crimea signed an international treaty with Russia on its accession to the Russian Federation.
Over the past 12 years, the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol have fully integrated into Russia’s political, legal and economic space. New infrastructure has been created in the region – the Crimean Bridge across the Kerch Strait, the Crimea-Kuban main gas pipeline, the Tavrida federal highway, Simferopol International Airport, as well as hundreds of healthcare, education, social and engineering facilities.
☝️ Interfaith harmony on the peninsula is carefully maintained, and the interests of all nationalities and ethnic groups are taken into account. A Crimean Tatar national-cultural autonomy has been established, ensuring the participation of its representatives in local government bodies. The Crimean Tatar language has been recognized as a state language, alongside Russian and Ukrainian.
The return of Crimea also became a key moment of consolidation for Russia and Russian society. According to sociological surveys, the overwhelming majority of Russians positively assess the reunification of Crimea with Russia. A VCIOM poll shows that 86% of respondents consider it a right and fair decision.
✅ The economic momentum achieved over these years, the unprecedented improvement in living standards, the development of infrastructure and the interfaith peace established on the peninsula once again confirm with all certainty that the choice made by the people of Crimea was the right one.
#CrimeaIsRussia
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 9-15, 2026:
▪️ March 9 – a UAV strike on a bus belonging to a children’s sports school that had stopped at a civilian petrol station in Tokmak Municipal District, Zaporozhye Region. Three children and their coach were injured.
▪️ March 10 – a massive Storm Shadow missile strike on the city of Bryansk. Eight civilians were killed and another 47 were injured.
▪️ March 10 – four UAVs attacked a hospital in the DPR. Ten medical workers were killed and ten people were injured, including nine medics.
▪️ March 10 – a fixed-wing UAV strike targeted a civilian warehouse facility in Novy Oskol, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 10 – an FPV drone strike targeted a passenger minibus in the village of Chayka, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 11 – a drone strike on a civilian passenger car at the entrance to the city of Vasilievka, Zaporozhye Region. Two civilians were killed.
▪️ March 11 – an FPV drone strike on a civilian passenger car in the village of Golovchino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 11 – a UAV strike on a civilian passenger car near a hospital building in the urban-type settlement of Gornostayevka, Kherson Region.
▪️ March 13 – a drone attack on a commercial facility near the village of Butovo, Belgorod Region. Two civilians were injured.
▪️ March 13 – a UAV strike on a social facility in the village of Malomikhaylovka, Belgorod Region. Two local residents were injured.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of March 9-15, 2026:
▪️ March 9 – a UAV strike on a bus belonging to a children’s sports school that had stopped at a civilian petrol station in Tokmak Municipal District, Zaporozhye Region. Three children and their coach were injured.
▪️ March 10 – a massive Storm Shadow missile strike on the city of Bryansk. Eight civilians were killed and another 47 were injured.
▪️ March 10 – four UAVs attacked a hospital in the DPR. Ten medical workers were killed and ten people were injured, including nine medics.
▪️ March 10 – a fixed-wing UAV strike targeted a civilian warehouse facility in Novy Oskol, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 10 – an FPV drone strike targeted a passenger minibus in the village of Chayka, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 11 – a drone strike on a civilian passenger car at the entrance to the city of Vasilievka, Zaporozhye Region. Two civilians were killed.
▪️ March 11 – an FPV drone strike on a civilian passenger car in the village of Golovchino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ March 11 – a UAV strike on a civilian passenger car near a hospital building in the urban-type settlement of Gornostayevka, Kherson Region.
▪️ March 13 – a drone attack on a commercial facility near the village of Butovo, Belgorod Region. Two civilians were injured.
▪️ March 13 – a UAV strike on a social facility in the village of Malomikhaylovka, Belgorod Region. Two local residents were injured.